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. 2005 Oct 19;2005(4):CD003539. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD003539.pub2

Perez‐Cuevas 1996.

Methods CBA 
 unit of allocation: family medicine clinics and health centers 
 unit of analysis: episodes of care 
 power calculation: not done 
 baseline measurement: not clear 
 characteristics for studies using second site as control: done 
 blinded assessment of primary outcome: not clear 
 protection against contamination: done 
 reliable primary outcome measure: not clear 
 follow up of professionals: not clear 
 analysis appropriate: no
Participants 119 physicians in 18 primary healthcare clinics in Mexico City, Mexico treating patients of all ages with rhinopharyngitis
Interventions 1. Educational meetings + audit and feedback + participation in peer review
2. No intervention control
Outcomes Professional practice: 
 Change in rate of prescribing antibiotics
Change in rate of prescribing symptomatic medications
Notes Content of workshop derived from review of current bibliography on rhinopharyngitis
Risk of bias
Bias Authors' judgement Support for judgement
Allocation concealment? Unclear risk D ‐ Not used